Boys' High Athletics

A large crowd of spectators assembled at the Gisborne Boys' High School playing field on a recent Saturday to watch the annual athletic sports meeting.

Unpleasant wind and weather conditions did not favour fast times in the track events, but one record was broken: that of the intermediate javelin throw, by N. McLean, with a distance of 133ft ¼in, beating the existing record by more than two feet.

The meeting saw the introduction of a pole vault competition, which was keenly contested in two sections.

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Starters in the intermediate 100 yards championship burst off their marks. They are, from right: J. Wauchop, G. Barbara (3rd), J. McGregor (2nd), D. Hill (1st), A. O'Connor, M. Lewis, and M. Brooking.

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Royden Owen crosses the tape to win the junior 100 yards from Robert Wauchop (2nd), Barry Watt, Warwick Stevens (3rd)

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Graham Holland competing in the pole vault